= nng_thread_set_name(3supp)
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== NAME

nng_thread_set_name - set thread name

== SYNOPSIS

[source, c]
----
#include <nng/nng.h>
#include <nng/supplemental/util/platform.h>

void nng_set_thread_name(nng_thread *thread, const char *name);
----

== DESCRIPTION

The `nng_thread_set_name()` function attempts to set the name for the _thread_ to _name_.

If _thread_ is `NULL`, then the name is set for the current thread.

Support for this, and how names are exposed, varies between platform implementations.
This function is intended to facilitate debugging applications that may have many threads.

TIP: Internal threads created by _NNG_ will have names beginning with `nng:`.

== RETURN VALUES

None.

== ERRORS

None.

== SEE ALSO

[.text-left]
xref:nng_thread_create.3supp.adoc[nng_thread_create(3supp)],
xref:nng.7.adoc[nng(7)]